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Perugia was first settled by the Umbri around 550 B.C. This pre-Etruscan people spoke Umbrian, a relative of Latin. It was later conquered by the Etruscans and became Perusia one of the 12 city states of Etruria, land of the Etruscans. Relics from this cultural period remain in the Etruscan Well and the Estruscan wall. It was conquered by Rome in 310 BC.
In the middle ages Perugians refused to pay Pope Paul III a tax on salt and to this day Perugians bake crisp saltless butterless bread. The University of Perugia dates its history to 1276 (the date on the University banner) when the town council voted to establish a “Studium” and it was formally recognized as a University by the Pope in 1308. Boasting 31,000 students the University offers courses in Perugia and throughout the Region in Assisi, Città di Castello, Foligno, Orvieto, Spoleto, and Terni. Perugia is proud to claim a second university: The University of Foreigners where students come from all over the world to study Italian and other subjects. Perugia hosts the Umbrian Wine Festival each year in mid-march.
OTHER UMBRIAN DELIGHTS
There are many beautiful and interesting places to see and things to do in Umbria. Here are a few: Orvieto and Terni. Assisi is, of course, close by, and it would be a shame to come this far without visiting the home of St. Francis. For lovers of fine ceramics, Deruta, just 12 miles (20 kilometers) south, is a center for Majolica pottery. I have a post on Deruta which you can find under the “Italy” category. In Orvieto you can: visit the world-famous Gothic cathedral; pay your respects to the Etruscan dead at an ancient necropolis (graveyard)-Orvieto boasts two; and discover what ancient Etruscans looked like (thanks to a well preserved fresco). In Terni you can sit in a well-preserved Roman amphitheater and nearby you can gaze in awe on the majesty of Marmore Falls–Italy’s answer to Niagara. Lake Trasimeno is beautiful–at least from a distance. On its northern shores Hannibal defeated Roman legions through a clever stratagem.
CREDITS: Article provided by attorney Rex Bush, who spent two years in Italy and continues to explore his love for that land by returning often, studying Italian and by reading and writing about Lo Stivale (the boot).
Rex Bush is founder of Bush Law Firm near Salt Lake City, Utah where he handles personal injury cases in Utah and throughout the United States and Canada. For more information on personal injury issues visit his website: Utah Injury Attorney.
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